Homework

HOMEWORK FOR TODAY: IDENTIFYING DANGLING MODIFIERS Choose whether each of the following sentences is CORRECT, or whether it has a DANGLING MODIFIER: 1. Unlike many other students, the financial aid office did not approve his application. -> 2. Unlike many other students, Jim didn't have any problems with his teachers. -> 3. Having learned Spanish in just three months, the stay in Mexico was a success. -> 4. Having learned French in just three months, Paul was as happy as he could be. -> 5. Drinking a beer, the feeling was a familiar one. -> -- Ohhhh... Sorry, I don't know what can I do. I think I don't understand exactly. OOHHH.. ;(

Happy Friday, [이름]! ^^   It\'s okay. I will explain it here. :)   A dangling modifier is a word or phrase that modifies a word not clearly stated in the sentence. A modifier describes, clarifies, or gives more detail about a concept.   Having finished the assignment, Jill turned on the TV. \"Having finished\" states an action but does not name the doer of that action. In English sentences, the doer must be the subject of the main clause that follows. In this sentence, it is Jill. She seems logically to be the one doing the action (\"having finished\"), and this sentence therefore does not have a dangling modifier. The following sentence has an incorrect usage: Having finished the assignment, the TV was turned on. \"Having finished\" is a participle expressing action, but the doer is not the TV set (the subject of the main clause): TV sets don\'t finish assignments. Since the doer of the action expressed in the participle has not been clearly stated, the participial phrase is said to be a dangling modifier.   More examples of dangling modifiers and their revisions: INCORRECT: After reading the original study, the article remains unconvincing. REVISED: After reading the original sudy, I find the article unconvincing. INCORRECT: Relieved of your responsibilities at your job, your home should be a place to relax. REVISED: Relieved of your responsibilities at your job, you should be able to relax at home. INCORRECT: The experiment was a failure, not having studied the lab manual carefully. REVISED: They failed the experiment, not having studied the lab manual carefully.   Study it! I will give you more exercises like that! kkkkk! Enjoy your vacation!! See you!   Teacher Carmen ^^   HOMEWORK FOR TODAY:IDENTIFYING DANGLING MODIFIERS Choose whether each of the following sentences is CORRECT, or whether it has a DANGLING MODIFIER:1. Unlike many other students, the financial aid office did not approve his application.>> Dangling Modifier2. Unlike many other students, Jim didn\'t have any problems with his teachers.>> Correct!3. Having learned Spanish in just three months, the stay in Mexico was a success.>> Dangling Modifier4. Having learned French in just three months, Paul was as happy as he could be.>> Correct!5. Drinking a beer, the feeling was a familiar one.>> Dangling Modifier--Ohhhh... Sorry, I don\'t know what can I do. >> Oh! I\'m sorry but I don\'t know what to do. I think I don\'t understand exactly. OOHHH.. ;( >> I think that I don\'t exactly understand it. Ohh!!! ;(